Marking device



May 22, 192s.

H. b. MoRTENsoN MARKING DEVICE Filed Jply 28, 1926 INVENToR. 9% DQ; @fn-*Zwam l Wwf ATTORNEYS.

Patented vMay 22, 192.8.

HAQRO'LD'D. MORTENSONQEKLAMATH EnLns, OREGON.

MARKING DEVICE.

`.ippiieaumi sied July 28,v

This invention relatesto marking-devices and particularly pertains to afdevice for markinglumber and the like.-A

Inthe production of lumber it is a coin-V mon custom for eachboard to be inspectedl and marked withy a designating number by which it may be later classified. i At the present time this roperation is carried o-ut by an inspector Who marks onl the boards with crayon. Duefto the necessity forjhaste in inspecting the boards and the inconvenience' in marking upon them While they lay upon Athe ground, the designating marks' are not always Aclear and-distinct,-andit is thepiin-v cipal object of the present invention Atof-pi'ovide a simple and compact markingdevice which maybe carried `by the inspectoran'dl maybe selectively `operated to stamp the classifying indicia upon the board in a legible manner and Without necessitating that the `inspector shalllean. over oi' stoop down' to perform the operation.-

The present `invention vcontemplates the use of a frame member carrying a plu.-

' rality yof independently operable 4self-inking stamps,y said frame with 'its stamps being mounted ron the end of a relatively ylong handle byivhich the device may be carriedfrom place to place. The' stamps may be selectivelyoperated or amarking operation carriedon'witliout requiringv that the operator need stoop Lclown to manipulate the device or mark the boards. i

The invention is illustrated by Way of eX- ample in the accompanying -drawing, in. which: i Fig. 1 is a view inside elevation showing the .complete device.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary tion showing the struct-ure.

F ig. 8 is a view in plan showingthe struc-A ture as see'non the lines 3-.3 of Fig. 2.

V`Figi is a vhorizontal section `as seen on.

the lineA-A: of F5 and showingmeans fortemporarily lioldingrthe actuatingv in.-.

gers in -a desired position. e,

l Fig. .5 is a partial ysectional.vieW showing the spring means for lioldingtlie actuatingl fingers in their upper posit-ion. y i F ig. 611s a View in vertical section through the chalk holder. y

y Referring more particularly to the draW-.

ings7 `lOand 30y indicate frame plates through which arev secured a plurality of self-inking stamps ofcominon construction' indicatedat 1926.A seriail No, 125,477. :f

l1.l 'As-.shown in Fig.; Sfof they-drawing, six of. jfthese -self-inking f stamps are where pro-= videdgxfaltliou'gh cfit Will 1 be appreciated tliat the numberof, stamps is.immaterial. yThese stamps are" each vformed With `enol frame members 12,`between which meinbersan rinkf ing .pad lvifsfdSPosedjand a stamp 14 slid-5` i ably mounted.;

As isicominonin this type of marking -device, the-'stamp -14 describes a half. .revolution as its stamping facemoves :Erom'the fafce a of -the-.i-nk pad 13 to laposition pressing,4

The stamp is' actuated `bya presserl fork againstA Vthe plain :surface -to Ibe. marked, fas

16 which' carries' ti'iinnionsl at-.itsfendsf andupongyvliich trunnionstlie stamp ispiy-l otally mounted." The trun-nions slid'eqalongj l slots 18 formed through. the end' 'portions of traine l2.V` The presser fork 16 is fitted with an operating plunger 19 Which moves down over `thez'shatt 20. v Interposedbetween the i end kof the sliaiftg'20y andgtliegplungerl-is i a. spring 21 by .whichfthe-ork16fwill.,bereturned to itsoriginal non-printing position Whenpifessuie isl releasedqfi'om the plunger.

` 1.91 'i Thefplimeers are adapted to? be gaged by actuating .fingers 22 kor 23 Ywhich are.rigidly`vsecured@to ajsleeve 24;- Thisv sleeve iselidably mounted on a-',-rod'` 25 which@ is4 secured centrallygof the `trainel plate 30 andf extendsgiipwztrdly2f therefrom.

A handle- 26v isjsecuiedto the upper end off/the-sleeveand bythis hand-le the jsleeve mayy be'` reciprocated `.on :the rod foi'lirotatedtherearoi'ind,' A dcompr ession' spi-ing 2"(fis interposedfbetiyeen the hub lot :the ingersi l `22and 23 anjdtheplatelO, so thatrtheslee-ve View in end eleva.- When pressureA is released- .fiom it.-

24 will begraised lto aninoperative position Mounted onthe frameplate 10` and around the.` rodr 251 ispa vbarre-l ratchet Structure 28 Withinl which a spring pressed ratchet.meni.`

`ber.,29 operates. The ratchet.v membeizf29 yield'ably. engages the serrationsion theainner faceof the .barrel- 28flso thatfthef barrel may be readily set in,v a :desired yposition Withjrelaf tionftothedierent lstamped plungers. VA; l'

the fingers cooperating` relation.vvith they`v y several stamps ,as determined .by the relative setting'V of.. thezrat'chet'jelements ,28; ani l29.V By referencev to ,liggg-.rA 3, it; will bei noted out requiring vthat a single finger shall be used and rof necessityv shall be required to rotate a complete360o in order to actuate allof the stamps grouped around the rod 25.

Then it is desirable to place other indicating marks upon the board besides those which are provided on the stamps, a crayon 32 is used. This crayon is carried in a sleeve 33and may b'e pressed downwardly against the action' of a spring 24 by a plunger 35.

The plunger is depressed by the finger 22 and this finger may be locked in its engaged position with the plunger 35 by being moved into the catch or lock member 31. The look member 3121s rigidly mounted upon the sleeve v 33 and it hasan overhanging lip 38 arranged 'so that after the 'plunger 35has been depressed by the 'finger 22, the finger 22 can,l

- by a slight movement thereof to the right as viewed in Fig. 6, be placed under the lip 38 where the plunger 35 and the finger 22 will 'he held in the depressed position so that the crayon" 32 will project outwardly beyond the plate 30, where it can be used as an ordinary marking crayon.

In operation ofthe present invention the structure is first assembled as shown in the drawings and the various stamps are made with desired classification marks, as for eX- ample, 1 Shop, 2`Shop, l and 2 Clear, C Select, and D Select. The inspector then takes the device and walksy along the lumber to be inspected. After determining the grade of the lumber he then rests the footplate 30 against the plain surface of the board and'quickly turns the handle 26 so that one of the fingers 22 or 23 is in register with a desired plunger 19 of one of the stamping devices l1. Downward pressure is tlienapplied to the handle 26,and this downward movement will of course be imparted to the selected plunger so that the desired classification mark will beprinted upon the surface of the board.

In the event that the board is to be ripped or is to be designated by some other mark than the printed indicia of the stamps, the handle 26 is rotated until the finger 22 is above the crayon plunger 35, after which the handle 26 is pressed down until the finger 22 engages'under the lip 38 of the lock member 31. VThis will then hold the handle rigidly and will permit the inspector to manipulate the entirestructure softhat the crayon 32 may be usedto mark upon the board.

It `will thus be seen that by the construc- This has v Having thus described my invention,

what I claiml and kdesire to secure by Let-Y ters Patent is z 1. A marking devicecomprising a frame structure, a relatively long handle secured to the top of said frame structure,ga plu- -rality' of separate marking units carried by" the frame, means for permitting rotation of the handle upon its longitudinal axis,` and means carriedr byi lthe handle whereby the' marking units may be separately and selee`r tively actuated. y

2. A marking device comprisingv a' frame structure, a` handle rod'rv rigidly secured to said frame structure andprojecting from the top thereof, a handle sleeve mounted to` rotate 'around' said rod Aand `to reciprocate lengthwise ofv said rod, a plurality of individual marking units carried'by the frame, and actuating means carried by tliehandle,k

sleeve whereby rotationof the. sleev'ewill bring said actuating means .in loperative en-Y gageinent and downward movement ofthe sleeve on the handle rod will cause 'said` marking device to be actuated. l f

3. A marking rdevice comprising a frame .device to be actuated, and meansv for retracting the' handle sleeve and actuating member when pressure thereon is released.

Il. A marking device comprising a frame,

a plurality of self-inking stamp units car-` ried by the frame,` a rigid handle member secured tothe topof said frame,^a handle sleeve mounted on the handle member and adapted to reciprocate or'rotate with vrelation thereto, spring means, normally holding said sleeve in its uppermost position with restructure, -a handle rod rigidly secured to said frame structure and projecting fromY lation to the handle rod, and an actuating t finger carried by the sleeve and adapted to' be brought into register-with a marking unit by rotation of the sleeve and to thereafter actuate said marking unit by down-` ward pressure on the'sleeveto cause itto move with relation to the handle rod.

5. A marking device comprising a frame,

a plurality of self-inkingst'amp units carried by the frame, a handle member secured to the top of said vframe, a handle sleeve mounted on the handle member andr adapted to reciprocate or rotate with rela- I0 be vbrought into register With a marking.

unit by rotation of the sleeve and yto thereafter aetuate said marking unit by down- Ward pressure on the sleeve to Cause it to move with relation to the handle rod, and, a chalk holding member carried by the frame 15 and adapted to be selectively' placed lin an operative position Where the chalk can be used by the manipulationfof the member by the handle.

HAROLD D. MORTENSON. 

